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Building a Stash
RachelRex00
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Hello Ladies. I was wondering how you all started building your stash?
Did you find one that you liked and just went for it and bought all you needed?
Did you choose a couple and buy a few of each to see what you liked?
Are there any type/brand that you absolutely hated?
I would love your input as I start to build my stash, thanks 
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Re: Building a Stash
I'm not even going to suggest this nicely - Do NOT buy all one thing and hope that it works for you, it's probably the worst idea you can have. It works for a small minority of people, but for the majority it would be a disaster.
I built up my stash slowly. If you're planning on cding from the start you need two stashes - one for the newborn stage, and one for when they're 13 lbs and up.
Good luck!
Hahahaha, I just posted a second ago about how i've started to build up my stash and spent $300 and now I'm having a panic attack. But I agree with Pixy (and all the other research out there suggested) was to get different kinds to see what you like. I just bought the sampler package on https://www.nickisdiapers.com/ and bought to try out a few different types and I'm stoked to get it in the mail!
This is the first time I've ever CD, and I'm hoping to use prefolds and covers for the newborn stage and start my pockets/AIO when the baby gets a bit bigger. But that could all go out the window...I mean who knows CD is so overwhelming when you don't even have a baby yet!!
I bought about $250 worth of various prefolds, fitteds, covers and supplies at first. But the fit was wrong on some of the covers and fitteds and I learned I hate Bummis Whisper Wraps.
Buying the wrong type of diaper is intimidating at first but the places I buy from have excellent return/exchange policies. Besides, diapers retain good resale value so you don't take a huge hit. Have fun!!
MY JOURNEY AS A SINGLE BF-ING, CD-ING, BABYWEARING MOM
This! Plus it is waaaay more fun to try lots of different types and styles.
My family is a Foreign Service family. Families like mine are posted in every corner of the globe. We live our lives away from family, friends and the conviences and comforts of home. We often live and work in dangerous places among those that misunderstand our intentions and purposes. Sometimes members of our ranks sacrifice our lives to further diplomacy. Please remember that we serve too. And I'm always open to questions.
I decided that I would use prefolds for the first few weeks so I just bought those at first. I also bought a couple of other diapers (BG 4.0, fuzzibunz, and rumparooz) to try when DS got big enough. I tried them and decided I liked the BGs best, so when they came up on sale, I bought a bunch more. Until I had enough pockets and AIOs though, I still used my prefolds, so I had some time to explore.